PWS_QA_NDE_BPA R2.docx

Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Quality Assurance Non-Destructive Testing for Construction Contracts Nashville District Area of Responsibility

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT: December 2023

General. The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to perform any of the activities listed in this Performance Work Statement (PWS). Any of the activities, or combination of activities, may be required anywhere within the Continental United States on behalf of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Nashville District. The primary area of responsibility is shown in Figure 1., however inspections may be performed at fabricator shops within the Continental United States. The activities will be ordered from a Government issued call order using the Price Schedule found in Attachment A. Each call order will include the following items, priced in accordance with the established agreement: mileage and travel to access the work site for performance of testing; labor for technical personnel for performance of on-site testing; materials and consumables for inspections.

Description of Activities. Call orders executed under this BPA will either be NDE of welds on weldments or structures and NDE of material forgings, casting, or final machined assemblies. Below is a common list of NDE standards that may be executed.

1. Magnetic Particle Testing (MT):

· ASTM E709 - Standard Guide for Magnetic Particle Testing

2. Visual Inspection:

· ASTM E1212 - Standard Practice for Quality Management Systems for Nondestructive Testing Agencies

3. Radiographic Testing (RT):

· ASTM E94 - Standard Guide for Radiographic Examination

· ASTM E1742 - Standard Practice for Radiographic Examination

4. Ultrasonic Testing (UT):

· ASTM E164 - Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Contact Examination of Weldments

· ASTM E213 - Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of Metal Pipe and Tubing

· ASTM E114 - Standard Practices for Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Straight-Beam Examination by the Contact Method

5. Dye Penetrant Testing (PT):

· ASTM E165 - Standard Practice for Liquid Penetrant Examination for General Industry

· ASTM E1208 - Standard Practice for Fluorescent Liquid Penetrant Testing Using the Lipophilic Post-Emulsification Process

For Structural welding and weldments additional standards will be complied with as referenced in AWS D1.1 or AWS D1.5

Location of Work. The work may be performed anywhere within the Nashville District area of responsibility and supporting fabrication shops within the Continental United States. The map in Figure 1 shows the boundary line for the area of responsibility for the Nashville District.

Figure 1. Nashville District Area of Responsibility

For reference, major project sites are shown on the map in Figure 1. However, the work included in this BPA is not limited to those major project sites and may be required anywhere within the Continental United States.

Work to be Performed by the Contractor. When the Government identifies a need for any of the activities the Government will issue a call order to the Contractor for the required activities. The Contractor, if available, will provide all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to complete the required activities for the prices set forth by the BPA. This includes, but may not be limited to, transportation, per diem, hotel costs, testing equipment, testing materials, qualified/certified technicians, reports, results, etc. All required activities shall be performed in strict accordance with industry standards and with the methods, procedures, rules, and regulations established for the activities by the applicable association, agency, or governing body. Activities shall be performed by personnel having American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ANST) Level I or II certification, and test reports shall be reviewed by personnel having ANST Level III certification. All inspectors shall be certified in accordance with AWS QC1. The Contractor will report to the COR all findings, results, or analysis as soon as practicable. Reports of test results shall be provided in a timely manner and presented in industry standard format.

The Contractor may be asked to provide services with no more than a 24 hour notice.

The contractor will follow applicable safety regulations found in EM 385-1-1 when on USACE property.

Submit to the USACE-Nashville District final copies of test/inspection reports within 10 working days of test completion.

All reports and pictures submitted to the USACE-Nashville District become the property of the USACE-Nashville District.

Supervisory Controls. The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), or a Quality Assurance Representative (QAR), may oversee the Contractor’s performance of activities to ensure compliance with the applicable methods, procedures, rules, and regulations. Payment will be made for only those activities performed in strict accordance with applicable standards and procedures.

Example Execution of a Call Order:

1. The Government will produce a scope of work to be executed under this BPA. Within this scope of work will include

a. Address of inspection and proposed testing dates.

b. Specific quantity and type of weld inspections.

c. Engineering drawings or sketches of items to be inspected.

d. Special instructions that may be site dependent.

ATTACHMENT A

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